Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Hello. Not sure if I can help but I will try. I am 13 days post op fromm upper and lower jaw surgery. Top was widened 4mm and the bottom was brought forward 8mm. My OS told me that I had a good chance of a relapse with that much of a move so he put extra screws in from the outside. Now when he lined up my teeth he lined them up on top of each other as he told me they would go back just a little to where they should be so I am guessing that what you are having is normal. But if it worries you to much you could always call the OS Office and ask. Hope this helps. Dennis` In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " gemmawilson4 " <gemmawilson4@y...> wrote: > Can anybody help me please? > I'm three and half weeks post op (upper and lower jaws (bi-max)), > maybe I'm being slightly neurotic, but I'm terrified I'm relapsing. > Has anybody else had these worries? > The reason I'm worrying is because my lower jaw has retreated a bit. > At first, when I had my wafer out, it met my top jaw straight on, I > knew this was wrong and it needed to go back a bit, but now I'm scared > it's going too far back. Is three weeks post-op too soon to be > relapsing? Is there anything I can do to prevent relapse happening? I > will ask my Orthodontist, but I'm not seeing her for another week and > thought I'd ask you lot. > Thanks for any info given - greatly received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Hi, I would call your surgeon right away and tell him/her what you've told us here. Yes, relapse is possible, at any time. But surgeons also sometimes over-correct, in order to compensate for a little bit of expected relapse. That might be what you are experiencing, but hey, I'm no expert, so you should definitely ask your surgeon. If it is relapse, sometimes they can go back in and work on the jaws before they are fully healed. Other times, they wait until after you've recovered. Relapse is not common, but you do tend to hear more about it on these sites because of the nature of a support group. Again, please call your surgeon. He/she gets the big bucks to answer these questions. Hope that helps, > Can anybody help me please? > I'm three and half weeks post op (upper and lower jaws (bi-max)), > maybe I'm being slightly neurotic, but I'm terrified I'm relapsing. > Has anybody else had these worries? > The reason I'm worrying is because my lower jaw has retreated a bit. > At first, when I had my wafer out, it met my top jaw straight on, I > knew this was wrong and it needed to go back a bit, but now I'm scared > it's going too far back. Is three weeks post-op too soon to be > relapsing? Is there anything I can do to prevent relapse happening? I > will ask my Orthodontist, but I'm not seeing her for another week and > thought I'd ask you lot. > Thanks for any info given - greatly received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Hi Gemma, I'm almost five months post-op I saw my orthodontist last week and she said that i'm having a relapse. She put bands on to help prevent any further movement. I gemmawilson4 wrote: Can anybody help me please? I'm three and half weeks post op (upper and lower jaws (bi-max)), maybe I'm being slightly neurotic, but I'm terrified I'm relapsing. Has anybody else had these worries? The reason I'm worrying is because my lower jaw has retreated a bit. At first, when I had my wafer out, it met my top jaw straight on, I knew this was wrong and it needed to go back a bit, but now I'm scared it's going too far back. Is three weeks post-op too soon to be relapsing? Is there anything I can do to prevent relapse happening? I will ask my Orthodontist, but I'm not seeing her for another week and thought I'd ask you lot. Thanks for any info given - greatly received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 I'd say call your surgeon, today, and explain just what you've explained to us. There are some -- a few -- people who have known from the moment they awakened out of surgery taht the bite was wrong, and have gone into relapse. Those are a very few. Most of us worry, and generally things settle down and are ok, or get straightened out by the ortho later on with elastics and other devices. But why risk it? If a second surgery is needed, the doc may want to do it before the bones really start to heal. It never hurts to ask! Probably you need not worry. But if you do, better to find out about it sooner, rather than later. Cammie > Can anybody help me please? > I'm three and half weeks post op (upper and lower jaws (bi-max)), > maybe I'm being slightly neurotic, but I'm terrified I'm relapsing. > Has anybody else had these worries? > The reason I'm worrying is because my lower jaw has retreated a bit. > At first, when I had my wafer out, it met my top jaw straight on, I > knew this was wrong and it needed to go back a bit, but now I'm scared > it's going too far back. Is three weeks post-op too soon to be > relapsing? Is there anything I can do to prevent relapse happening? I > will ask my Orthodontist, but I'm not seeing her for another week and > thought I'd ask you lot. > Thanks for any info given - greatly received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I agree with Cammie and call your OS as soon as possible. No, 3 weeks is not early for relapsing post op. My teeth started to relapse immediately after surgery which ended up causing an overbite and crossbite. My OS placed bands on the teeth which immediately corrected the problem. The early the better in correcting the relapsing before the bones harden from surgery. My OS informed me that there was an open window after surgery to correct these problems. Once that window closes, you risk a second surgery. --Caboose > > Can anybody help me please? > > I'm three and half weeks post op (upper and lower jaws (bi-max)), > > maybe I'm being slightly neurotic, but I'm terrified I'm relapsing. > > Has anybody else had these worries? > > The reason I'm worrying is because my lower jaw has retreated a bit. > > At first, when I had my wafer out, it met my top jaw straight on, I > > knew this was wrong and it needed to go back a bit, but now I'm > scared > > it's going too far back. Is three weeks post-op too soon to be > > relapsing? Is there anything I can do to prevent relapse happening? I > > will ask my Orthodontist, but I'm not seeing her for another week and > > thought I'd ask you lot. > > Thanks for any info given - greatly received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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